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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">AFRICANN,</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">Some registrars, like the one copied here below, are having difficulties getting a contact for
the following ccTLDs in Africa for the management of domains on these ccTLDs</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">.cd - Democratic Republic of Congo,</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">.cf - Central African Republic</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">.gq - Equatorial Guinea</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">If you have a current or recent contact for any of these ccTLD, please let me know so that I
can help the registrars.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">Regards.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">Paulos</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">NIC.MW & .mw ccTLD: http://www.nic.mw</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">SDNP: http://www.sdnp.org.mw</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">Tel: +265-(0)-882 089 166</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">Cell: +265-(0)-888-824787</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">WhatsApp: +265-(0)-887386433</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">------- Forwarded message follows -------</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt"><i>From:</i></span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt"> "Andrew Sawyer - Marcaria.com"
<andrew.sawyer@marcaria.com></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt"><i>To:</i></span><span style=" font-size:10pt"> Dr Paulos Nyirenda <paulos@sdnp.org.mw></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt"><i>Copies to:</i></span><span style=" font-size:10pt"> "pb.nyirenda@gmail.com" <pb.nyirenda@gmail.com>,</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt"><i> </i></span><span style=" font-size:10pt"> domains</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt"> <domains@registrar.mw></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt"><i>Subject:</i></span><span style=" font-size:10pt"> Question regarding Congo, .CD</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt"><i>Date sent:</i></span><span style=" font-size:10pt"> Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:42:34 +0000</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style=" font-size:11pt">Dear Paulos,</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style=" font-size:11pt">I hope all is well with you.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style=" font-size:11pt">Do you happen to know someone who manages domains .CD successfully today?
We have had that domain extension frozen for some time now, but it appears that
they have not made any progress in getting back online.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style=" font-size:11pt">It has been some time since we investigated the subject too profoundly so I am
checking with all my contacts/colleagues who might have useful information.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style=" font-size:11pt">Thank you,</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style=" font-size:11pt">Andrew Sawyer</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style=" font-size:11pt">Marcaria.com</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">------- Forwarded message follows -------</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt"><i>From:</i></span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt"> "Dr Paulos Nyirenda"
<paulos@sdnp.org.mw></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt"><i>To:</i></span><span style=" font-size:10pt"> aftld-members@aftld.org, excom@aftld.org</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt"><i>Date sent:</i></span><span style=" font-size:10pt"> Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:39:44 +0200</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt"><i>Priority:</i></span><span style=" font-size:10pt"> normal</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt"><i>Subject:</i></span><span style=" font-size:10pt"> [Aftld-members] contacts for ccTLDs of Central Africa .cf and</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt"> Equatorial Guinea .gq</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">Hope this finds you well.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">A few registrars that I met at ICANN82 in Seattle over the past few</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">weeks asked about the best available contact for the following</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">Central African Republic .cf</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">Equatorial Guinea .gq</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">Tokelau .tk</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">The registrars mentioned that these were previously under Freenom but</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">it has become difficult to contact them after they left Freenom.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">There was a sounding that they may now be under the French registry</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">.fr but I did not manage to confirm this.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">If you have a recent or relaible contact for these, could you please</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">let mek know so that I can let the registrars know?</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">I believe that this will help with the visibility of the ccTLDs as</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">well as improve the registration of domains under them.</span></font></div>
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</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">The fact that .tk is included here means that this problem may not be</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">restricted to Africa alone.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">Looking forward to hearing from you.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">Regards,</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">Paulos</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">Dr Paulos B Nyirenda</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">NIC.MW & .mw ccTLD: http://www.nic.mw</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">SDNP: http://www.sdnp.org.mw</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">Tel: +265-(0)-882 089 166</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">Cell: +265-(0)-888-824787</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">WhatsApp: +265-(0)-887386433</span></font></div>
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